-nnguaq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-ŋŋuaq/, [-ŋ.ŋʊ.ɑq]

Suffix

-nnguaq (n-n?, truncative?)

  1. a small [noun], a cute [noun]
    Tikireerpunga illorpannguitigut
    I just arrived via some small towns.

Usage notes

The -aq disappears when succeeded by the affix -u.

Declension

Declines strongly in the grammatical cases.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -nnguaq

References

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